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>> in syria? >> yes. >> first of all, you know, on occasion i've been portrayed as saying this would just be too hard so let's not do it. i want to assure you that's not the case. if asked to do something, we absolutely have the capability. but in terms of my concerns and how they would translate into military advice, is i have to be very clear about the military objectives that i was being asked to achieve, and i would have to be -- i'd have to be clear about how those military objectives were contributing to some outcome that we would all -- we would all understand and probably agree upon. so what is the outcome? if it's just stopping the violence, that's one outcome, or if p it's just changing the regime, that's another outcome. but the point is i can build from that outcome. i can build military options. my other responsibility is to balance the risk to the mission. you know, what would be the cost of doing this in lives and equipment and the risks to the force, because it's a zero-sum game. w
>> in syria? >> yes. >> first of all, you know, on occasion i've been portrayed as saying this would just be too hard so let's not do it. i want to assure you that's not the case. if asked to do something, we absolutely have the capability. but in terms of my concerns and how they would translate into military advice, is i have to be very clear about the military objectives that i was being asked to achieve, and i would have to be -- i'd have to be clear about how those...
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refinishing r r t homs syria. all right we're going to move on to some other news this hour and wiki leaks promising to present a different take on that ongoing syrian conflict the whistleblowing group has started publishing the so-called syrian files millions of emails that it warrants will expose the west's hypocrisy in dealing with damascus well earlier my colleague spoke to sarah firth who's following developments in london. this is the biggest release since we had table gate which gave us the u.s. diplomatic cables and a really unique insight into the workings of the u.s. government now the syria files is even bigger than that it's supposed to be eight times bigger than the u.s. diplomatic cable late in terms of documents and a hundred times bigger in terms of data now in the same way that we saw the u.s. diplomatic cables released its thought a similar things going to be happening with the syria files wiki leaks have partnered up with different media organizations around the world and they go through the dat
refinishing r r t homs syria. all right we're going to move on to some other news this hour and wiki leaks promising to present a different take on that ongoing syrian conflict the whistleblowing group has started publishing the so-called syrian files millions of emails that it warrants will expose the west's hypocrisy in dealing with damascus well earlier my colleague spoke to sarah firth who's following developments in london. this is the biggest release since we had table gate which gave us...
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. >> syria could become a saster. this is a country y with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qatari to arm the rebels and they are the people who farmed the islamists, sohey now have the upper hand among the rebels. -- arm the islamts. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamist opposition. we are looking at the possie country that would dide into three or four like yugoslavia or could become the hottest and syria is a serious country. it is not libyaya or ahanistan. -- or could become jihadist. >> a molithic opposition inn syria d thfact t that there are opponents of that regime that we would not be associaiated with either. there are some radicals. that is the difficulty there. >> at what point we say, " that is enough?" have a military servi that is at the breaking point - deployment after deployment after deployment. if we wt to spread this across engage the entire society in it -- a pot that has been advocatedd by no less than stanley mc
. >> syria could become a saster. this is a country y with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qatari to arm the rebels and they are the people who farmed the islamists, sohey now have the upper hand among the rebels. -- arm the islamts. the west did not do anything comparable with the non-islamist opposition. we are looking at the possie country that would dide into three or four like yugoslavia or could become the hottest and...
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specifically, with the situation in syria. it is the leverage the united states could use in the realm of smart powers. we have exhausted heart power avenues, right? >> i would like to combine your question and go back to the question you asked secretary all right about what the structure looks like. at the present has done a great deal of thinking. about how the world has changed of the last 20 years from the demise of the soviet union when we had a bipolar system between united states to more of a unipolar system. now, it is an indispensable leader of the united states, forming partnerships on different sets of issues using, i think an indian scholar came up with the term, balancing power. bouncing smart, military power. let me give you a couple of examples to come to the second part of your question. the united states has worked with the coalition. military powers to remove of gaddafi from power. work on democratic regimes coming in afterwards. their work very closely and carefully with the indian government and people on a
specifically, with the situation in syria. it is the leverage the united states could use in the realm of smart powers. we have exhausted heart power avenues, right? >> i would like to combine your question and go back to the question you asked secretary all right about what the structure looks like. at the present has done a great deal of thinking. about how the world has changed of the last 20 years from the demise of the soviet union when we had a bipolar system between united states...
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homs syria. calls for u.s. security council action which may include military intervention into syria are growing louder outside the country but there's deep resentment to that from people within the country as political analyst while the al-khateeb told us from to mass has the vast majority of the people that we talk to in the street in the intellectuals that we speak to this is nobody wants to see. libya type or. third type military intervention in syria i think syrians are extremely protective of their territory this is a country that has for since its creation in the twentieth century has been facing constant wars in the neighborhood people do not want to see foreign troops on their ground under any reason now i'm not sure the there are voices that call for the stop of intervention but i think nobody can make the claim that this represents even a significant minority within the syrian population. another take of the syrian conflict this time from wiki leaks the whistleblowing group promises to count more li
homs syria. calls for u.s. security council action which may include military intervention into syria are growing louder outside the country but there's deep resentment to that from people within the country as political analyst while the al-khateeb told us from to mass has the vast majority of the people that we talk to in the street in the intellectuals that we speak to this is nobody wants to see. libya type or. third type military intervention in syria i think syrians are extremely...
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iran doesn't exist, syria doesn't exist, the syria rebuffs from russia don't exist and a terrorist attack in benghazi sure as heck doesn't exist until it becomes a problem for us. >> where is secretary of state clinton in this? she's out of the picture. >> look for the next job or keeping a low profile. they put out susan rice, who is a leading candidate for that job if obama wins a second term. >> u.s. ambassador? >> she went on the talk shows after the attack to try to explain what happened, it was the fault of the video and spontaneous demonstrations. >> we will learn a lot more about what happened in benghazi. this issue isn't going away. what about the debate in general on foreign policy, dan? who got the better of that in your view, ryan or biden? >> perhaps joe biden did merely because he would not allow paul ryan to explain himself fully. but the interesting thing is when they got on to something like afghanistan, if you listen closely, basically what joe biden was saying was that our intention was to get out. both of iraq and of afghanistan. and he was not going to let anything s
iran doesn't exist, syria doesn't exist, the syria rebuffs from russia don't exist and a terrorist attack in benghazi sure as heck doesn't exist until it becomes a problem for us. >> where is secretary of state clinton in this? she's out of the picture. >> look for the next job or keeping a low profile. they put out susan rice, who is a leading candidate for that job if obama wins a second term. >> u.s. ambassador? >> she went on the talk shows after the attack to try to...
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homs syria. another take on the syrian conflict this time from wiki leaks the whistleblowing group promises to cost more light over dealings between damascus and western companies after starting a massive release of secret e-mail exchanges. next the russian bill branded branding all foreign funded nonprofit organizations engaged in political activities as foreign agents has passed its first stage in parliament the idea is to make such groups finances more transparent but critics say could be used to attack the opposition movement is ridiculous because of the state duma for. the opponents of this law first and foremost have a problem with the word agent itself they say that it has a very negative connotation and makes it sound as if the n.c.o. is operating in russia are actually spies for in-state celebrating illegally they're also saying that they are already being tightly controlled when it comes to finances as it is and it would be a further control over their monetary sources will be installed
homs syria. another take on the syrian conflict this time from wiki leaks the whistleblowing group promises to cost more light over dealings between damascus and western companies after starting a massive release of secret e-mail exchanges. next the russian bill branded branding all foreign funded nonprofit organizations engaged in political activities as foreign agents has passed its first stage in parliament the idea is to make such groups finances more transparent but critics say could be...
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yes, there are risks to greater involvement in syria. the opposition is still struggling to get organized. al qaeda and other extremists are working to high jack the revolution. and there are reports of reprisal killings. the risks are serious. but the risks of the doing nothing are worse. if we fail to act, it will threaten our allies. with or without assad the country will develop into a full scale civil war with areas of ungoverned space that al qaeda and its allies will occupy. violence and radicalism will spill even more into lebanon and iraq fuelling sectarian conflicts that are still burning in both countries, syria will turn into a battlefield between sue nee and shiia extremists each backed by foreign powers which will ignite sectarian tensions from north africa to the gulf and risk a wider regional conflict. this is the course we're on in syria. we must act now to avoid it. u.s. action i envoice would not be unilateral. it would be multilateral. we would work closely with european allies especially turkey and our partners in th
yes, there are risks to greater involvement in syria. the opposition is still struggling to get organized. al qaeda and other extremists are working to high jack the revolution. and there are reports of reprisal killings. the risks are serious. but the risks of the doing nothing are worse. if we fail to act, it will threaten our allies. with or without assad the country will develop into a full scale civil war with areas of ungoverned space that al qaeda and its allies will occupy. violence and...
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right now the focal point is syria where you are on the. reportedly been trying to bribe the syrian ambassador mara taney to take the rebel side allegedly promising one million dollars in political asylum what does that tell us about the whole affair maybe the desperation of it well first it tells us the nature of the defections we know that this effort divide people off has been going on you know what happened in libya also you'll see these staged events on the ground to take place with these staged defections and now that the information is coming out we understand the nature of the defections are people that are being purchased don't face your thoughts and who are activists and journalists on the line from the states that thank you for. the u.n. chief fact the presence of international monitors in syria which would provide impartial means of accessing the situation on the ground the observers extended mandate expires next in ten days now with a veteran algerian diplomat had to become the new u.n. arab league envoy after kofi annan quit t
right now the focal point is syria where you are on the. reportedly been trying to bribe the syrian ambassador mara taney to take the rebel side allegedly promising one million dollars in political asylum what does that tell us about the whole affair maybe the desperation of it well first it tells us the nature of the defections we know that this effort divide people off has been going on you know what happened in libya also you'll see these staged events on the ground to take place with these...
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with respect to syria, it's a much more difficult and complicated set of circumstances. i recently returned from a meeting where about 70 countries and organizations were present to try to plot a way forward on syria. the potential of supporting the political transition, the humanitarian assistance that they need, ratcheting up pressure, the eu just adopted tougher sanctions yesterday, is what we're all working on. as you know, there's a big debate about whether there is a feasible way of trying to help the people who are under assault by the assad regime defend themselves. so this is at an early stage and there's a lot of good work being done, but there's no plan yet that we can point to. >> thank you. and my last question is involving pep far, which as you know, is incredible bipartisan support here. i was pleased to see earlier this year an increased support. how does the current budget projections, which i think has some level of reduction, you might know the answer, but does that skill keep us on track of the goal of putting 6 million victims on treatment? does it k
with respect to syria, it's a much more difficult and complicated set of circumstances. i recently returned from a meeting where about 70 countries and organizations were present to try to plot a way forward on syria. the potential of supporting the political transition, the humanitarian assistance that they need, ratcheting up pressure, the eu just adopted tougher sanctions yesterday, is what we're all working on. as you know, there's a big debate about whether there is a feasible way of...
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. >>> woork crimes in syria. we will talk about that and much more as my exclusive interview with hillary clinton and leon panetta continues. i also asked clinton what she would say if president obama asked her to be his haven't. we have two car insurances that we're going to have you taste. the first one we're going to call x. go ahead and take a sip, and then let me know what the baby thinks of it. four million drivers switched to this car insurance last year. oh, she likes it babies' palates are very sensitive so she's probably tasting the low rates. this is car insurance y, they've been losing customers pretty quickly. oh my gosh, that's horrible!, which would you choose? geico. over their competitor. do you want to finish it? no. does the baby want to finish it? no. is as much about getting there... ♪ ...as it is being there. ♪ [ birds chirping ] away is where the days are packed with wonder... ♪ [ wind whistles ] ...and the evenings are filled with familiar comforts. find your away. for a dealer and t
. >>> woork crimes in syria. we will talk about that and much more as my exclusive interview with hillary clinton and leon panetta continues. i also asked clinton what she would say if president obama asked her to be his haven't. we have two car insurances that we're going to have you taste. the first one we're going to call x. go ahead and take a sip, and then let me know what the baby thinks of it. four million drivers switched to this car insurance last year. oh, she likes it...
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resolution like we had in libya regarding syria? >> you know, i don't think it's totally out of the question. i think both countries -- >> if you were a betting man -- >> both countries have been embarrassed by the stand. >> they can withstand a lot of embarrassment. >> yeah. so if you were a betting man do you believe they will ever come on board? >> i -- you know, if russia wants to maintain its contacts with sia maintain their port and have some invvement whatever government reaces assad, i think they might be thinking about an approach that would allow them to have some impact on where this goes. i don't rule it out, thathey wouldn't -- >> uld you say that should not be our only option, that we could come up with a contingency plan in case russia doesn't make up one day and realize they're on the wrong side of history, we have another way of engaging without china and russia. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the arab league. the arab league has changed mightily in the last year, haven't they, given their involvement in the mid
resolution like we had in libya regarding syria? >> you know, i don't think it's totally out of the question. i think both countries -- >> if you were a betting man -- >> both countries have been embarrassed by the stand. >> they can withstand a lot of embarrassment. >> yeah. so if you were a betting man do you believe they will ever come on board? >> i -- you know, if russia wants to maintain its contacts with sia maintain their port and have some invvement...
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russia to syria. which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> the helicopters referred to by secretary clinton are russian made mi-17 helicopters. the same type of helicopter that the u.s. military is buying for the afghan air force from the same state run russian arms dealer. the u.s. army has a $375 million no-bid contract to buy 21 of those helicopters. recent amateur video from near the city of homs shows the syrian army using helicopter gunships to fire on civilian areas. in a letter to defense secretary leon panetta, republican senator john cornyn of texas asks why the pentagon is purchasing russian arms. "i remain deeply troubled that the d.o.d. would do business with firm enabling mass atrocities in syria. such action on the export warrant renewal of the u.s. sanctions against it, not a billion dollar d.o.d. contract." today, the-up peacekeeping chief declared that syria is envelopeed in a zil war. the obama administration and the united states still have not imposed an arms embargo
russia to syria. which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> the helicopters referred to by secretary clinton are russian made mi-17 helicopters. the same type of helicopter that the u.s. military is buying for the afghan air force from the same state run russian arms dealer. the u.s. army has a $375 million no-bid contract to buy 21 of those helicopters. recent amateur video from near the city of homs shows the syrian army using helicopter gunships to fire on civilian areas....
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first in syria and said well. that's a girl like a dismissive way it's like we decide who should be president. instead of that of those. of trying to find consensus among groups or with the government with the. two somehow. the new beginning for syria instead of that we went from one is collusion or another this commission and now it's probably too late should he go there at this point because or how could he really reconcile with his people after everything there has happened how could he ruled syria even if he was to win which is very unlikely it is up to the syrian people to decide. the syrian people are simply on both sides. still think it's if you don't then cheat well we don't know how would you decide this fifty fifty if you do not have elections just last question so having experienced libya egypt pakistan now syria afghanistan what are the lessons that the americans have learned in your opinion and once again talking about the reassessment of their policies how would they reassess in your opinion i think
first in syria and said well. that's a girl like a dismissive way it's like we decide who should be president. instead of that of those. of trying to find consensus among groups or with the government with the. two somehow. the new beginning for syria instead of that we went from one is collusion or another this commission and now it's probably too late should he go there at this point because or how could he really reconcile with his people after everything there has happened how could he...
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i agree with everything you told about syria. but what do you think about the fact that so many people died and peace keepers were there. i think it was a horrible event that most of us thought could never take place on europe soil. young people were taken out young and old and ethnically cleansed and if there was good news like that it we stopped that kind of butchery and ethnic cleansing that was going on in that country. frank freletcher could they be more helpful. saudis, published reports that the saudis are assisting in some ways. the arab league lebanon or io obviously is under the influence of -- who have veto power that makes it more difficult that it d did. i know there are members who are more actively involved. but whether the arab league itself because of the vetos of a couple of three countries. they -- it may be difficult to get a solid position out of the arab league as opposed to the situation. since he had tried to kill a few of the leaders of those countries. i think we have to stop. we have a panel of leaders
i agree with everything you told about syria. but what do you think about the fact that so many people died and peace keepers were there. i think it was a horrible event that most of us thought could never take place on europe soil. young people were taken out young and old and ethnically cleansed and if there was good news like that it we stopped that kind of butchery and ethnic cleansing that was going on in that country. frank freletcher could they be more helpful. saudis, published reports...
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charles, about syria? >> i thought what we heard from the secretary of state was admission of impotence on our part dealing with the russians. all she can do is complain. wasn't the administration policy the reset policy the much harolded reset policy which was supposed to undue the drift that they said the bush administration had introduced in our relations with the russia? wasn't reset supposed to give us influence? this gives entry to the wto, world trade organization. it gives them everything they want or missile defense. cutting off the czechs and the poles to appease putin on this. we give them everything they want on the issue, arms treaty and arms control that the russians demanded we didn't need. in return for what? apparently there was supposed to be help on iran. they have done nothing. they completed a nuclear reactor in iran. on syria, they have been arming the syrians openly. and at the u.s., preventing the u.s. arms embargo. the least america could do if it's not going to intervene or arm th
charles, about syria? >> i thought what we heard from the secretary of state was admission of impotence on our part dealing with the russians. all she can do is complain. wasn't the administration policy the reset policy the much harolded reset policy which was supposed to undue the drift that they said the bush administration had introduced in our relations with the russia? wasn't reset supposed to give us influence? this gives entry to the wto, world trade organization. it gives them...
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he think he events unfolding in syria i mean i know. there's a civil war going on in syria and it's only the syrian political opposition that's benefiting from it because the opposition took up arms and use violence to achieve their goals i'm convinced that most syrians don't want to have this armed conflict it's a well known fact that the armed opposition groups persecute the christian community in syria thousands of christians were driven out of their towns and villages shia muslims a minority in the country they make up thirteen percent also targeted by armed sunni radicals who represent a majority of the armed opposition minorities are killed as we saw in houla and driven out there is a town in syria called home market right now it is controlled by militants and there are basically no local residents left in hama they have either been killed or fled the city and in this situation the so-called friends of syria and hillary clinton tell us that the armed opposition is fighting for democracy the armed opposition is not fighting for dem
he think he events unfolding in syria i mean i know. there's a civil war going on in syria and it's only the syrian political opposition that's benefiting from it because the opposition took up arms and use violence to achieve their goals i'm convinced that most syrians don't want to have this armed conflict it's a well known fact that the armed opposition groups persecute the christian community in syria thousands of christians were driven out of their towns and villages shia muslims a...
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homs syria. well as the war in syria intensifies one of the country's top military officers and a long time ally of president assad reportedly fled the country france's foreign minister says brigadier general manaf tlass is now on his way to paris and his defection is a serious blow to the regime the generals the highest ranking official to abandon the assad regime so far we've checked out more stories of course dot com our website. we got leaked footage of an american helicopter pilot apparently singing merrily there is incinerates a group of farmers with a hellfire missile but video starting a fresh wave of uproar over u.s. troops in afghanistan also online to tonight the family of russian businessman victor boot petition for him to be returned home from the united states where he's currently jailed for attempting to sell arms to colombian armed forces. also making every penny count of massachusetts man pays his mortgage to boxes of point but please in the bank find out more about that party do
homs syria. well as the war in syria intensifies one of the country's top military officers and a long time ally of president assad reportedly fled the country france's foreign minister says brigadier general manaf tlass is now on his way to paris and his defection is a serious blow to the regime the generals the highest ranking official to abandon the assad regime so far we've checked out more stories of course dot com our website. we got leaked footage of an american helicopter pilot...
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syria's rebels a blend of find back in key parts of the country seconds to serve the left there was eight million dollars worth of support to come from the u.k. . as washington weighs in to plan serious future without president assad there is for us pressure on damascus as hillary clinton comes to tackling. the grass says it's going to turn around shows there's no nuclear weapon in the works yet but a leading paper reports that an israeli strike on iran could be imminent. international news and common this is all she with me thanks for joining us syrian rebels say they are preparing a counter attack to regain ground on the country's second city of aleppo after being pushed from a kid destroyed by government forces the syrian army is said to be throwing more time accent try for the front line there are also reports of valving and gun find the capital damascus the fighting has increased the number of refugees fleeing the city and the conflict straight the rebels are pleading for more foreign aid with britain promising nearly eight million dollars worth of new equipment syrian activist are m
syria's rebels a blend of find back in key parts of the country seconds to serve the left there was eight million dollars worth of support to come from the u.k. . as washington weighs in to plan serious future without president assad there is for us pressure on damascus as hillary clinton comes to tackling. the grass says it's going to turn around shows there's no nuclear weapon in the works yet but a leading paper reports that an israeli strike on iran could be imminent. international news and...
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to syria. bahrain's main human rights activists remains behind bars in the country on charges of an siding protest and bill or job as one of the leaders of the popular uprising and an outspoken critic of the state's royal family was detained late saturday on his arrival from lebanon the arrest occurred just days before his appearance on joining us on the show here on our team for a job that posted on his twitter feed that he was going to be interviewed by the famous whistleblower asar into the cell believes that is precisely what provoked his arrest on the show that we can lead her quizzed him along with an egyptian activist over the revolutions in the arab states won them based azer and journalist . believes the bill rajab and his fellow activists have a mountain of challenge to face in the future where there is no case against him the case is against the british and american and european governments that are backing bahrain i don't know i don't know how long julian assange has been under hous
to syria. bahrain's main human rights activists remains behind bars in the country on charges of an siding protest and bill or job as one of the leaders of the popular uprising and an outspoken critic of the state's royal family was detained late saturday on his arrival from lebanon the arrest occurred just days before his appearance on joining us on the show here on our team for a job that posted on his twitter feed that he was going to be interviewed by the famous whistleblower asar into the...
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the political opposition outside syria. i believe they are doing the right thing and they will be able to bring greater unity to the opposition and syria. >> to promote the syria national council as legitimate representative of the opposition. to ramp up economic sanctions against syria, to close embassies, and to pre position humanitarian aid just in case president bashar al-assad ever agrees to a cease-fire. behind the scenes, it was chaotic disagreement about whether to arm the rebels. britain has always been against it. the americans hinted they might consider it. sitting next to hillary clinton, the saudi foreign minister said he was all for it. an excellent idea, he called it. >> what do you think about foreign aid to syrian opposition? >> i think it is an excellent idea. quips one thing -- >> the failure of the outside world to stop the violence in syria is not to do with their own lack of political will, but the fault they say of russia and china. they have blocked any u.n. approval and refused to turn up to the con
the political opposition outside syria. i believe they are doing the right thing and they will be able to bring greater unity to the opposition and syria. >> to promote the syria national council as legitimate representative of the opposition. to ramp up economic sanctions against syria, to close embassies, and to pre position humanitarian aid just in case president bashar al-assad ever agrees to a cease-fire. behind the scenes, it was chaotic disagreement about whether to arm the rebels....
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. >>> to syria. anti-government activists say syrian troops are bombarding the city of homs with rockets and artillery this morning. human rights groups say 59 people were killed yesterday as syrians voted on a new constitution. the u.s. and other western nations call the vote a sham. the u.s. and some 60 other nations tried to come up with a strategy to push assad from power. >> secretary of state hillary clinton who characterized the vote as a cynical ploy talked to wyatt andrews about the situation in syria during a stop in morocco. >> with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news, argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >> i am incredibly sympathetic to the calls of somebody do something. but it is also important to stop and ask what that is and who is going to do it. >> what to do about assad was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference
. >>> to syria. anti-government activists say syrian troops are bombarding the city of homs with rockets and artillery this morning. human rights groups say 59 people were killed yesterday as syrians voted on a new constitution. the u.s. and other western nations call the vote a sham. the u.s. and some 60 other nations tried to come up with a strategy to push assad from power. >> secretary of state hillary clinton who characterized the vote as a cynical ploy talked to wyatt...
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how to tackle syria how to go forward on syria it's the syrian people that continue to pay the price in blood. thank you very much indeed for that update on. the international red cross has officially declared the syrian conflict a civil war that means competence could be up for prosecution for potential war crimes under international law and defense analysts. believe the change in the conflict status could be used by some foreign powers to the interests it will be interesting to see how far would that go. to be pursued for the western powers are going to try to highlight the actions label this government is try to seek. to prosecute to for work members perhaps of the. military wash it took was. that they want through what they call regime change and therefore they want to raise any pressure or blame for overseeing that could be set against it to try to raise the pressure before russia and china so that it would allow more sanctions that perhaps. they just want to reduce change but that's why in the opportunity that presents itself real or true they are going to accuse damascus who p
how to tackle syria how to go forward on syria it's the syrian people that continue to pay the price in blood. thank you very much indeed for that update on. the international red cross has officially declared the syrian conflict a civil war that means competence could be up for prosecution for potential war crimes under international law and defense analysts. believe the change in the conflict status could be used by some foreign powers to the interests it will be interesting to see how far...
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panetta, in the case of syria. you said in your opening statement that includes "potential military options if necessary." you said in your statement, and yet, admiral sterling silver rit tas and general mattis stated there had been no contingent sill planning either innate coor centcom. will there be some contingency planning? >> we have looked at a number of options that could be involved here. >> but will there be plans? >> we have not done the detailed planning because we are waiting for the direction of the president to do that. >> the president, mr. secretary, president obama issued a presidential directive stating "the prevention of mass atrocities is -- this is a presidential directive "a core national security interest of the united states." that's the administration's policy. with at least 7 thought 500 and possibly more than 10,000 dead with the side using thanks gaining momentum according to general mattis, would you agree that mass atrocities have occurred and are occurring in syria? >> i don't think t
panetta, in the case of syria. you said in your opening statement that includes "potential military options if necessary." you said in your statement, and yet, admiral sterling silver rit tas and general mattis stated there had been no contingent sill planning either innate coor centcom. will there be some contingency planning? >> we have looked at a number of options that could be involved here. >> but will there be plans? >> we have not done the detailed planning...
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look the policy now of the militants in syria trying to bring the palestinians who live in syria into the fray is absolutely deplorable but there is another sign to it all you know on the one hand it shows the murderous destructive attitudes of the syrian militants but on the other hand regrettably it does show you how the palestinians are used as a whole by many groups and of course by many arab governments across the region we have to be very clear the palestinians have a legitimate cools as to the israelis have religious whackos where in the guts of the palestinians numerous arab governments they use the palestinians as holmes to try and the problems at home in their own countries as a rallying. behind their own governments might have in israel as an enemy so on the one hand as a said it shows exactly the sort of people the syrian militants are by attention to increase the appalling bloodshed in syria the moment on the other hand it just shows how the palestinians are quite frankly used and abused all right joining me there from london marcus papadopoulos editor politics first maga
look the policy now of the militants in syria trying to bring the palestinians who live in syria into the fray is absolutely deplorable but there is another sign to it all you know on the one hand it shows the murderous destructive attitudes of the syrian militants but on the other hand regrettably it does show you how the palestinians are used as a whole by many groups and of course by many arab governments across the region we have to be very clear the palestinians have a legitimate cools as...
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hey come you headlines now syria's opposition says it will not engage in dialogue with the country's president hopes moscow will help to bring about a change in the current regime but moscow is pushing for the warring sides to sit down and talk with the violence in the country intensifying over the past two months. emergency aid his ascent to russia as a southern region of crush not over one hundred seventy people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after flash floods trying to tarion assistance is coming in from all across the country as volunteers try to help victims get back on their feet. by the former boss of barclays bank gives up a twenty million pound bonus afterwards signing but is still in line for a tidy payoff fuelling claims that big bankers get rewarded regardless of the ledge to wrongdoing. right happy to stay with us here and we discussed russia's stance on the conflict in syria with the chairman of the foreign affairs committee in russia's lower house of parliament that of alexei pushkov. did he think he events unfolding in syria are in hindsight the inte
hey come you headlines now syria's opposition says it will not engage in dialogue with the country's president hopes moscow will help to bring about a change in the current regime but moscow is pushing for the warring sides to sit down and talk with the violence in the country intensifying over the past two months. emergency aid his ascent to russia as a southern region of crush not over one hundred seventy people were killed and tens of thousands made homeless after flash floods trying to...
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syria tomorrow. when tribal conflict will deepen, it will-- it will bring lack of security there for the coming decade. and that is to the disadvantage that will make the whole region suffer. therefore, whomever is concerned for syria, whomever is concerned for the people of syria should try to stop the fighting. secondly, a national dialogue should take place. they should decide with agreement on what to do. this is what we're following. and now we are trying to establish a conflict group, a four party group. we are expanding this group. i am personally-- i have personally spoke when certain presidents and ministers and we are trying to expand the work of this group in a better fashion. >> rose: if i may, i assume that includes turkey? i assume it includes saudi arabia, who else? >> there are many countries that can be-- that can help. the countries that are part of the nonallied movement, countries that are members of the islamic conference, they can be helpful. so far i have spoke when pakistan, w
syria tomorrow. when tribal conflict will deepen, it will-- it will bring lack of security there for the coming decade. and that is to the disadvantage that will make the whole region suffer. therefore, whomever is concerned for syria, whomever is concerned for the people of syria should try to stop the fighting. secondly, a national dialogue should take place. they should decide with agreement on what to do. this is what we're following. and now we are trying to establish a conflict group, a...
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. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government forces for yet another civilian massacre. opposition leaders say at least 78 people, including women and children, were killed in the central part of the country. the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two groups. the reported mass murder comes in the wake of another savage attack less than two weeks ago where more than 100 people were murdered, many inside their homes. treasury secretary tim geithner met with representatives from dozens of countries yesterday to make the case for stronger economic sanctions to force syria to cooperate. >> we gather in the shadow of a massacre and nothing we say can adequately respond to such an event, nor than bring about e change we seek. but sanctions can play an important role. strong sanctions, effectively implemented, aggressively enforced can help deprive the syrian regime
. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government forces for yet another civilian massacre. opposition leaders say at least 78 people, including women and children, were killed in the central part of the country. the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two...
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. >>> let's turn our attention to syria. any u.s. military action against syria will come with a lot of risk. that was the warning from defense secretary leann panetta as he testified along with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, before a senate panel, speaking about syria's sophisticated air defenses and it extensive stockpile of chemical weapons. this coming just a couple of days after senator john mccain on the senate floor indicating that air strikes are necessary for humanitarian assistance in the country. joining him in supporting the issue of air strikes, his colleague from connecticut, joe lieberman. >> you hear all the time a syrian armed position, we're not sure who they are, they have no single coordinating person at the top or group at the top. again, i agree. but that was true in libya as well. the militias have formed in different parts of the country. we're not connected, in some sense they were hostile to each other, you can see that in some ways in libya today. when the international c
. >>> let's turn our attention to syria. any u.s. military action against syria will come with a lot of risk. that was the warning from defense secretary leann panetta as he testified along with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey, before a senate panel, speaking about syria's sophisticated air defenses and it extensive stockpile of chemical weapons. this coming just a couple of days after senator john mccain on the senate floor indicating that air strikes...
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. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have armed the islamists, so the islamists now have the upper hand among the rebels. the west -- the british and french and we and the turks -- did not do anything comparable with the non-islamic opposition. we are looking at a possible country that would divide into three or four like yugoslavia, or could become jihadist, and syria is a serious country. it is not libya or afghanistan, and it think we will regret having no influence on the outcome. >> monolithic opposition, and the fact is there are opponents of that regime that we would not wa
. >> all right, syria. how did the united states, how did the government, how did the administration handled syria? appropriately? and appropriately? enough? not enough? >> the good thing about the afghanistan and iraq forces that they are keeping us out of syria. >> syria could become a disaster. this is a country with a huge stockpile of chemical weapons, which are pretty active. we have allowed the saudis and qataris to arm the rebels, and those are the people who have...
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. >> switching gears, i want to talk about syria. there's a lot going on right now. i know that you are against getting involved in syria and militarily, but can you conceive of any circumstance under which the u.s. military could be involved or in a humanitarian operation should go forward if assaad was to fall? >> i will not specifically conceive of a future hypothetical situation. i will say circumstances change. as they change, the people at the department of defense will evaluate them. they do contingency planning. what if we did this? in the current set of circumstances, there really is not a military mission here that makes sense for the united states of america, away for our military to step in and make the situation significantly better. it has devolved into a civil war with multiple factions involved. we're not in a position to stop it. that is a situation now. if it changes, we will reconsider. i will not preclude what might happen if things change. >> let's stay on foreign policy. you wrote an essay for "foreign policy" magazine. you said it was no secret
. >> switching gears, i want to talk about syria. there's a lot going on right now. i know that you are against getting involved in syria and militarily, but can you conceive of any circumstance under which the u.s. military could be involved or in a humanitarian operation should go forward if assaad was to fall? >> i will not specifically conceive of a future hypothetical situation. i will say circumstances change. as they change, the people at the department of defense will...
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he's got to deal with iran, he's got to deal with syria, he's got to deal with afghanistan. chris: do we have a chance with iran? everybody worries about this -- do we have a chance to stop them from nuclear weaponnizing? >> yes, the elements of the deal, what's called the ugly deal to save face for both sides adequately, is already clear and allows iran some enrichment but caps the enrichment at a level that would not present a threat to build a bomb. chris: thanks for the great roundtable. john harris, kelly o'donnell, michelle caruso-cabrera and david ignatius. that's the show. thanks for watching. hanukkah is here and santa claus is coming to town. jack kennedy, elusive hero, makes a great gift for history lover. we'll see you next week. [captioning made possible by nbc universal]
he's got to deal with iran, he's got to deal with syria, he's got to deal with afghanistan. chris: do we have a chance with iran? everybody worries about this -- do we have a chance to stop them from nuclear weaponnizing? >> yes, the elements of the deal, what's called the ugly deal to save face for both sides adequately, is already clear and allows iran some enrichment but caps the enrichment at a level that would not present a threat to build a bomb. chris: thanks for the great...